DavidThis is totally apt to bring in the new year. Released 20 years ago, this is an album of beautiful ambient soundscapes and textures that’s completely sabotaged and ambushed by the alternative, indie world protagonists.
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DavidThere is just so much to love about this record. The track “Uh-oh” alone would be worth the price by itself.
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DavidBob is very angry! Hunkered down in his bunker while America burns and Trump tries to chip his way out, Bob creates some of the most vitriolic, heart-on-his-sleeve commentary he’s ever recorded.
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DavidI’m definitely in no hurry to get rid of my CDs. They still have plenty of life in them yet. If you have a half decent player they can still sound extraordinary.
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DavidThis record is made for live performance. It’s wall to wall fuzzy guitar and singin’ sheilas. What’s not to like?
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DavidNothing prepares you for this. The beats are big, and at times there’s a semblance of texture, structure and a hint of song craft.
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DavidIt’s hard to know what to play on Christmas day. It’s not a day to go all out hardcore or overtly political.
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DavidI could listen to Jarvis Cocker recite the phone book (do we still get those?) or possibly of more practical application and in keeping with this record, “The Origin Of The Species” The second song “Must I Evolve” is a question I ask myself every day.
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DavidMy mind is mush, any thoughts of being productive went out the window a week ago, it’s survival mode only. Another work do (which was great), good wishes to all and it’s now time to let go completely.
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DavidThis second record from Dublin’s Fontaines (Dublin City) has that early 80’s urgency that bands like Echo and the Bunnymen, The Fall and The Smiths had in spades.
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